What are the characteristics of your ideal partner?

I had an interesting conversation with a friend over Messenger yesterday. We were talking about qualities that we wanted in our life partners and somehow we started chatting about the characters in the Bible.

She said, “I want somebody like PAUL!!!!!”

Yeah… She’s not the first person who swoons over this character *laughs* I remember another friend who’s absolutely smitten with Paul. She goes all ‘sigh-y’ and got this lovesick look on her face *giggle* A quick note that one woman is 40 years of age and the other is 25. *Fui-yoh!* A man for all ages… kekekkekekekekkeek. Paul… And what do these two women say about him? A gung-ho character! A man of ACTION! Passionate! A man who has this immense amount of LOVE! Hai-yah… maybe too much of the six o’clock Cantonese dramas are not healthy for our personal love lives. We women tend to swoon over men who go ALL OUT pursuing the woman they love. The ones that can receive rejection over and over again, but yet because of passion and love, he perseveres in pursuit and at last wins the heart of his fair maiden. *groan!* Have we set the bar of romance a tad bit too high??

Eihhhh… I like side-track from main topic liao-leh. Characters in the Bible… And who do I like the most??? Personally, I like Simon Peter. He gives me hope! *giggle* I sure could use a blabbermouth who never thinks before he speaks to make me feel a tad bit smarter…ahhahahahahahahahahaah. As I’m writing this, I remember these passages:

Mat 17:1-4 Six days later Jesus took with him Peter and the brothers James and John and led them up a high mountain where they were alone. As they looked on, a change came over Jesus: his face was shining like the sun, and his clothes were dazzling white. Then the three disciples saw Moses and Elijah talking with Jesus. So Peter spoke up and said to Jesus, "Lord, how good it is that we are here! If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

Seeing Jesus shining like a star, meeting with Elijah and Moses. And what is Peter’s first reaction????? MAKING TENTS!!! Muahahahahhahahahah!!!! *wipes tears from eyes* OK… Let me clear the air a bit. I’m not being disrespectful. Like my friend said, “Hey, careful arrrr… nanti jumpa them during judgment day, u kena from them ar” But you know what? I believe Jesus and Peter are chuckling with me in Heaven *smiles* After all, Simon Peter changed his name to Peter which meant “The Rock”!

There’s this other friend who hooked herself up with a great guy about half a year ago. And I asked her, “So, how are things?” And she answered, “I hate to admit it, but the silly man does make me laugh” Heheh…

So, leave some comments. Any thoughts. Your favourite characters… your ideal life partner…

Math Quiz!!

hahhhahahahahhahahah!!!! I wonder if all of you reading this can figure it out....

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Ada 3 orang kawan bercuti di satu pulau. Mereka sewa la satu chalet. Harga yg dipaparkan untuk satu bilik RM30. Setiap seorg telah bayar RM10. Tak lama lepas tu, uncle tu bagitau dia terlupa yang sekarang ada promosi. Harga chalet tu RM25 saja. So, uncle tu kena pulangkan RM5. Macamana nak bahagikan RM5 kepada tiga orang?? Uncle tu kasi RM1 kepada setiap org dan dia ambik RM 2. Kalau dikira kan, semua orang sepatutnya bayar RM9 la kan. Kalau 9 x 3 = 27....27 + 2 (duit uncle tu ambik) = 29... mana pergi lagi satu ringgit????

When was the last time you were like a kid again?

Yeah, I’m a Chris Tomlin fan. Was driving home on a Sunday afternoon yesterday and the tune of this song caught my attention. One thing about me, after catching a tune that I like, I’d play the same song over and over till I get sick of it! Soon, I was singing along in the car. *giggle* Hmm... I wonder what the drivers of the other cars were thinking *LOL*. Let me share the song with you…

The way I was made

Caught in the half-life, I’m caught alone
Waking up to the sunrise and the radio
Feels like I’m tied up, what’s holding me?
Just praying today will be the day I go free

I want to live like there’s no tomorrow
I want to dance like no one’s around
I want to sing like nobody’s listening
Before I lay my body down
I want to give like I have plenty
I want to love like I’m not afraid
I want to be the man I was meant to be
I want to be the way I was made

Made in your likeness, made with Your hands
Made to discover who you are and who I am
All I’ve forgotten help me to find
All that you’ve promised let it be in my life

The 20 minutes drive home wasn’t enough so I turned my own home into a music playground; setting the song on repeat mode on my mini-hifi *grin* Whew! What a workout. Allowing the freedom of the song to wash through, I began to dance and sing like a kid again. Doing little twirls and monkey moves… ekkekekekek. I sensed even I worshipped, that God was smiling down from Heaven enjoying what he seeing *smile*. To live like there’s no tomorrow, to dance like no one is around, to sing like nobody is listening, to give like I have plenty, to love like I’m not afraid… WOW!

So… when was the last time you were like a kid again? No worries… No responsibilities… Just being yourself… Oblivious to your surroundings… Basking in His presence. Mmmmmm…

Thank God for err…. loose nuts??!!??

Work is really picking up. It’s like a war zone most of the days. I’ve got to pick up a bazooka and wear a bulletproof vest before entering the meeting rooms. Sighhh… sat on glasses. $$$$ needed to replace glasses. *Note to self: need to lose some weight :P*. Worrisome rattling sound coming from left side of my Waja. I suspected that the life span of my absorbers has come to an end. *groan* More $$$$ to replace absorbers. Took leave today to fix the car and….. guess what?

It was just a loose nut!!!

Got it screwed back in, and the rattling disappeared. However, the mechanic found that my brake pads were worn out to a dangerous level.

Because of a loose nut, an accident was avoided. Hehe…. Thank God for loose nuts!

What does a girl do when she has time alone?

*Whew!* Finally!!!!! A whole night to myself after a really over-the-top bz week. Hardly had 4 hours of sleep since Tuesday last week, I thought the ONLY sane thing to do last night was to catch up on some Zzzzzzzzzzsss. Then my daddy passed me this DVD he thought I'd enjoy and the night turned into a ...... *TAH-DAH* Chick Flick Night!!!!! Muahahahahahahahah!!!!!

Title of Movie:
Raise Your Voice (yeah, I'm a sucker for any movies with songs)
Starring:
Hilary Duff (I DID mention it was a chick flick)
Summary:
Terri Fletcher (Hilary Duff) is a small town girl with big dreams. With her naturally joyful singing voice, Terri has her sights set on attending the Bristol-Hillman Conservatory in LA - the most celebrated summer music program in the country. Plot includes a death of a brother, an over-bearing father, a determined mum and aunt who devises a plan to keep her from missing out on the opportunity of a lifetime. Typical chick flick girl-meets-boy, falls in love, opposition from an ex, mold in couple of new friendships yada-yada-yada.... bla bla bla...

The thing about watching Hilary Duff movies that is a real turn-off is that she's soooooooo insanely PERFECT!!! Like in A Cinderella Story or Lizzie Mcguire *yeah, I watch a lot of Chick Flicks...so sue me :P*, she gets abused by evil stepsisters and cheated off her inheritance by an evil stepmother. And she's still smiling ALL the time going, "I'm so sweet!" *GAAAAHHHHHH!* The evil side of Juan is coming forth.... hahhahahahhaha. Na-lar, her shows are nice to watch cause it's very light and easy. But honestly, I enjoy Lindsay Lohan's films a tad bit more than Hilary's cause she chooses roles that has this little "mean" side of her that seems a bit more "real".

Back to Raise Your Voice, it was enjoyable watching a no-brainer after a full week's busy-ness :) The only cast making an impact (to me, cause I'm pretty sure the supporting cast was NOT the highlight) was Denise (played by Dana Davis). She was Terri's dorm mate who's uptight and intensely focused on her musical passion; which was the violin. The high of the movie was during the final recital when Denise started with a sit-down violin playing but ended with something totally "her"... chair crashing, loud, noisy, passionate and intense. *oppps did I give away too much about this movie?*

It got me thinking... How often do we supress our own originality and individuality cause it's just not how society would be comfortable with? Worth a thought, perhaps?

Can a loss turn into a gain?

Last year must have been the most difficult year in my entire 25 years of age. How can I describe it? It's like receiving continuous slaps in the face and when I thought it could not get any worse, the slaps turned into punches. What followed next was a series of kicks. I've truly experienced how it feels being in a desert... lost and dry. This timely story sent by a friend towards the end of last year encouraged me greatly and I'd like to post it here today :)

Read on and be equally blessed.....

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The Old Man and His Shoe

One day an old man boarded a bus. As he was going up the steps, one of his shoes slipped off. The door closed and the bus moved off so he was unable to retrieve it. The old man calmly took off his other shoe and threw it out of the window.

A young man on the bus saw what happened, and could not help going up to the old man and asking, "I noticed what you did, sir. Why did you throw out your other shoe?"

The old man promptly replied, "So that whoever finds them will be able to use them."

The old man in the story understood a fundamental philosophy for life - do not hold on to something simply for the sake of possessing it or because you do not wish others to have it.

We lose things all the time. The loss may seem to us grievous and unjust initially, but loss only happens so that positive changes can occur in our lives. We should not always assume that losing something is bad, because if things do not shift, we'll never become better people or experience better things. That's not to say of course that we only lose "bad" things; it simply means that in order for us to mature emotionally and spiritually, and for us to contribute to the world, the interchange between loss and gain is necessary.

Like the old man in the story, we have to learn to let go. The world had decided that it was time for the old man to lose his shoe. Maybe this happened to add momentum to a series of events leading to a better pair of shoes for the old man. Maybe the search for another pair of shoes would lead the old man to a great benefactor. Maybe the world decided that someone else needed the shoes more.

Whatever the reason, we can't avoid losing things. The old man understood this. One of his shoes had gone out of his reach. The remaining shoe would not have been much help to him, but it would be a cherished gift to a homeless person desperately in need of protection from the ground. Hoarding possessions does nothing to make us or the world better. We all have to decide constantly if some things or people have run their course in our lives or would be better off with others. We then have to muster the courage to give them away.

Why Blog?

Why Blog? A very very good question. Except that I don't have the answer to it..... ahahahahahahahah! I was reading a friend's Blog, one thing lead to other... and here I am! Posting my first blog :P Well, figured this is the best place to ramble my head off *without having people nodding off in front of me*. And of course ... for people who cares about me to have some kind of an update with my going-ons :)

First impression is that it's pretty easy setting up a Blog. Took me less than hour to get everything up and running. Everything's like on Lala Land; happy and gay *Whhhhhheeeeeeee!* Except..... I'm supposed to be working right now *gasp!* I'd better get back to work. *grin*